MUMBAI: It was a question that
Alyssa Healy
knew was coming at her, even though the new full-time Australian women’s team captain seemed more keen to answer it and move to talking about her team’s one-off Test against India at the Wankhede Stadium from Thursday.
Quizzed about her husband, Australian fast bowler
Mitchell Starc
’s wife scarcely believable Rs 24.75 crore payout by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction in Dubai on Tuesday, which made him the most expensive player in the history of the IPL just a couple of hours after Aussie captain
Pat Cummins
had been sold for Rs 20,5 crores, Healy told the media: "Look, it is what it is.
It is an amazing moment for Mitch, it is a great justification for the hard work he has put in and (for) probably some of the choices he has made over the last eight years to put his country first."
Sporting a wide grin, the ace keeper-bat then clarified that she wasn’t partying, but slogging it out in the gym when her spouse hit the million dollar jackpot. "I was in the gym. I was not thinking of beers, according to social media. I was actually in the gym working hard, watching it all unfold. But yeah, an amazing day for him and Pat (Cummins)."
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